Ova Da Roseg
The main locality, outside Pontresina on the bottom of the valley, is Roseg (1,999 m) at the end of the main road. Two mountain huts owned by the Swiss Alpine Club are located in the valley near the glaciers: the Coaz Hut (2,610 m) and the Tschierva Hut (2,584 m).
The Val Roseg is surrounded by the highest mountains of Graubünden and Eastern Switzerland. The highest are Piz Bernina (4,049 m), Piz Scerscen (3,971 m) and Piz Roseg (3,937 m). The southern upper valley is heavily glaciated: the Roseg Glacier on the west side and the Tschierva Glacier on the east side. The lake Lej da Vadret, which formed at the bottom of the Roseg Glacier during the 20th century, is the largest of the valley.
The waterflows in Val Roseg's braided river system has been studied since the late 90s. Recent scientific studies focus mainly on the effects of climate change on the biodiversity in its small alpine streams.
References
- ^ Malard, Florian; Tockner, Clement; Ward, J.V. (1999). "Shifting Dominance of Subcatchment Water Sources and Flow Paths in a Glacial Floodplain, Val Roseg, Switzerland". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 31 (2): 135–150. doi:10.1080/15230430.1999.12003291.
- ^ Drost, A.M.; Siebers, Andre R.; Paillex, Amael; Misteli, Benjamin; Peeters, Edwin T. H. M.; Robinson, Christopher T. (2022). "Long-lasting effects of experimental flow intermittency on alpine stream macroinvertebrates (Val Roseg, Switzerland)". Hydrobiologia. 849 (8): 1931–1946. doi:10.1007/s10750-022-04843-7. hdl:20.500.11850/542512. S2CID 247834910.
External links
- Val Roseg pontresina.ch
46°26′16″N 9°52′09″E / 46.4378°N 9.8692°E